HANDS. THAT'S WHERE HE WAS ARRESTED. THERE'S GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS DOWN IN GALVESTON TONIGHT. THE SERIOUS SEAWEED PROBLEM IS STARTING TO GET BETTER, BUT THERE'S ANOTHER ISSUE THAT COULD IMPACT YOUR TRIP TO THE BEACH. KHAMBREL MARSHALL WITH THAT UPDATE. Reporter: IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR WEEKS, COATING MILES OF GALVESTON BEACHES, BUT AS WE HEAD INTO FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND, I'M TOLD THAT THE GREAT SEAWEED CLEANUP IS MAKING GREAT PROGRESS. THE CLEANING MAY NOT BE AROUND-THE-CLOCK BUT IT IS VERY MUCH A PART OF THE BEACH ENVIRONMENT THESE DAYS. NORMAL FULL-TIME CREW OF 15 PLUS ADDITIONAL CREWS AND EQUIPMENT FINDING THE GREAT SEEWAYED INVASION -- SEAWEED INVASION OF 2014. THEY THINK IT'S GOING TO TAPER OFF THROUGH TUESDAY. SO WE SHOULD SEE A NICE BREAK FROM THE SEAWAYED THIS WEEKEND. Reporter: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A FEW WEEKS MAKES. THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS FEET DEEP AS IT CAME ASHORE. AND WAS MORE THAN AN EYESORE. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO BE AS HIGH AS IT IS BUT THEY'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB IN KEEPING IT CLEANED UP AND ALL OF THAT. SO IT'S NICE. Reporter: MOSTLY NICE, BUT THERE ARE THOSE NATIONALS AND -- GNATS AND DECOMPOSING CRITTERS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UNPLEASANT SMELL. YOU CAN TAKE IT WHEN IT'S FRESH AND SHAKE IT IN A BUCKET AND YOU'LL FIND SEAHORSES, ALL KIND OF CRITTERS IN THAT TOUGH STUFF. Reporter: DULY NOTED BY CHRISTY AND HER CHEERLEADING GIRLS. BUT THIS DOESN'T LOOK BAD AT ALL, DOES IT, THOUGH? JUST A FEW. BEHIND YOU. PRETTY DISGUSTING, BUT IT'S A BEACH. IT WILL DO. THE GIRLS DON'T CARE. THE KIDS ARE FINE. Reporter: OKAY, SOME PLACES IT MAY NOT SMELL SO GOOD AND DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE YOU CAN STILL SEE SEAWEED ALONG THE BEACH AND THE PEOPLE WE TALKED TO SAID THERE'S NO SUCH DAY AS A

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